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| [Population] 69,300 |
| [Area] 35.7 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] May 31, 1983 |
New Britain lies midway between New York and Boston and has a rich natural
environment. For example, there are 32 parks within the city. There are also many
museums and theaters. New Britain is known as "the city of education and
culture," in which arts and culture are highly valued.
New Britain Official Web site – Go to other website |
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| [Population] 4,670,000 |
| [Area] 6,638 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] October 23, 1984 |
Yangzhou is a city of beautiful scenery and history. Yangzhou has a long history of approximately 2,500 years. Since long ago, it has been blessed with excellent water transportation. The Huaihe river, the Jiangsu Dayunhe canal, and the Yangtze river flow gently in the north, central China, and the south. Yangzhou has a close historical relationship with Japan such as seen in the case of the Monk GANJIN (JIANZHEN in Chinese; 688-763), who was born in Yangzhou and is said to be one of the founders of Japanese Buddhism.
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| [Population] 102,308 |
| [Area] 693.59 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] May 24, 1985 |
Yokote-shi is called the “small Kyoto” of the Tohoku district. Yokote-shi
is a beautiful town that is famous for its mention in Yojiro Ishizaka’s novel,
“Yama to Kawa no Aru Machi.” Festivals are held in every season amid the lush
surroundings. One of the most famous is the “Kamakura,” a children’s snow festival
held every February, in which children enjoy building snow huts.
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| [Population] 39,606 |
| [Area] 470.88 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] February 5, 2005 |
Abashiri City is a treasure box of the Great Outdoors, with Okhotsk Sea, known for its mystical drifting ice, five lakes and Mt. Tento, which is also called “the mountain of capital city connected to Heaven.” Known as a tourist area, the Abashiri Prison Museum which transferred the location of and preserves Abashiri Prison, as well as Okhotsk Ryuhyo Museum, are popular sites.
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| [Population] 275,492 |
| [Area] 36.35 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] February 5, 2005 |
Kunpo Located about 23 kilometers south of Seoul, the capital of Korea, Kunpo City is a place that is rich in natural scenery with Morak to the east, Mt. Soori to the west, and Mt. Obong to the south. Since it has a convenient network of roads and public transportation, Kunpo has grown rapidly as a suburb of the capital, and is a town that is spotlighted as a center of culture, industry and transportation.
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| [Population] 158,265 |
| [Area] 49.09 square kilometers |
| [Date of agreement] July 24, 1996 |
Located less than 40 km from metropolitan Tokyo, Sayama-shi is blessed with
excellent transportation links, a first-class environment, and an enviable location.
Sayama has grown to become a mid-sized city in the western half of Saitama Prefecture.
In particular, Sayama is famous for the production of Sayama-cha green tea, as
well as the growing of vegetables such as spinach.
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